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Numbers of Construction and Extraction Occupations in Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division

Occupation group

Construction and Extraction Occupations
Year Number
2005 53,320
2006 54,290
2007 56,170
2008 57,950
2009 54,290
2010 50,270
2011 48,100
2012 48,600
2013 50,860
2014 55,950
2015 59,780
2016 58,990
2017 58,960

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Year Number
2005 4,820
2006 4,860
2007 5,020
2008 4,970
2009 5,020
2010 4,570
2011 4,290
2012 3,620
2013 3,770
2014 3,740
2015 4,380
2016 4,200
2017 4,230

Boilermakers
Year Number
2007 130
2008 0
2011 40
2012 50
2016 0

Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Year Number
2005 1,630
2006 1,550
2007 1,510
2008 1,180
2009 1,470
2010 1,160
2011 1,060
2012 720
2013 850
2014 1,010
2015 1,070
2016 1,010
2017 1,070

Stonemasons
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 450
2013 0
2014 0
2015 620
2016 920
2017 720

Carpenters
Year Number
2005 9,620
2006 10,180
2007 12,380
2008 13,130
2009 12,600
2010 11,080
2011 9,630
2012 8,980
2013 9,040
2014 10,720
2015 11,030
2016 10,720
2017 10,660

Carpet Installers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 290
2007 350
2008 320
2009 260
2010 210
2011 180
2012 200
2013 210
2014 110
2015 150
2016 220

Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
Year Number
2005 0
2007 130
2008 90
2009 0
2013 0

Tile and Stone Setters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 330
2007 500
2008 820
2009 870
2010 450
2011 360
2012 350
2013 410
2014 350
2015 380
2016 390
2017 470

Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Year Number
2005 1,420
2006 1,340
2007 1,340
2008 1,340
2009 960
2010 770
2011 890
2012 1,220
2013 1,540
2014 1,590
2015 1,710
2016 1,720
2017 1,330

Construction Laborers
Year Number
2005 8,840
2006 8,530
2007 8,110
2008 8,360
2009 8,220
2010 8,080
2011 8,880
2012 8,530
2013 9,340
2014 10,130
2015 11,670
2016 12,670
2017 12,690

Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 170
2006 300
2007 530
2008 590
2009 0
2010 170
2011 0
2012 450
2013 610
2014 550
2015 320
2016 220
2017 460

Pile Driver Operators
Year Number
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0

Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Year Number
2005 2,290
2006 2,600
2007 2,680
2008 2,520
2009 2,460
2010 2,020
2011 1,990
2012 2,180
2013 2,550
2014 2,670
2015 2,700
2016 2,090
2017 2,350

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Year Number
2005 1,100
2006 1,470
2007 1,720
2008 1,550
2009 1,130
2010 880
2011 700
2012 790
2013 860
2014 670
2015 560
2016 650
2017 920

Tapers
Year Number
2005 140
2006 190
2007 220
2008 330
2009 460
2010 480
2011 380
2012 540
2013 0
2014 480
2015 280
2016 230
2017 200

Electricians
Year Number
2005 5,110
2006 5,270
2007 5,970
2008 5,930
2009 4,890
2010 4,760
2011 4,250
2012 4,900
2013 5,240
2014 5,870
2015 5,750
2016 5,740
2017 6,360

Glaziers
Year Number
2005 270
2008 570
2009 640
2010 670
2011 580
2012 480
2013 420
2014 470
2015 460
2016 470
2017 520

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Year Number
2005 140
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Insulation Workers, Mechanical
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2009 0
2010 100
2011 0
2014 180
2015 210
2016 240
2017 0

Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Year Number
2005 2,370
2006 2,220
2007 2,630
2008 3,040
2009 2,930
2010 2,540
2011 2,180
2012 1,710
2013 1,830
2014 1,890
2015 2,600
2016 2,610
2017 2,920

Paperhangers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 50
2012 0
2013 90
2014 80
2015 0

Pipelayers
Year Number
2007 0
2008 120
2009 140
2010 110
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 0
2017 0

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 4,560
2006 4,930
2007 4,120
2008 5,350
2009 4,880
2010 4,890
2011 4,660
2012 4,550
2013 4,760
2014 5,410
2015 5,960
2016 5,980
2017 5,910

Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2016 30
2017 30

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Year Number
2005 160
2006 120
2007 0
2008 0
2009 190
2010 0
2012 400
2013 700
2014 710
2015 0

Roofers
Year Number
2005 610
2006 580
2007 550
2008 620
2009 540
2010 720
2011 740
2012 680
2013 550
2014 660
2015 670
2016 610
2017 750

Sheet Metal Workers
Year Number
2005 1,250
2006 1,080
2007 920
2008 770
2009 640
2010 590
2011 1,070
2012 1,140
2013 1,330
2014 1,510
2015 2,090
2016 1,650
2017 1,160

Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Year Number
2005 900
2006 850
2007 530
2008 620
2009 650
2010 690
2011 710
2012 590
2013 470
2014 890
2015 1,140
2016 1,290
2017 1,210

Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
Year Number
2005 160
2006 310
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 520
2012 490
2013 0
2014 0
2015 160
2016 350
2017 470

Helpers--Carpenters
Year Number
2005 1,920
2006 2,170
2007 2,220
2008 1,790
2009 1,230
2010 950
2011 860
2012 910
2013 1,300
2014 1,220
2015 900
2016 280
2017 0

Helpers--Electricians
Year Number
2005 1,260
2006 1,090
2007 610
2008 570
2009 400
2010 450
2011 410
2012 420
2013 720
2014 890
2015 1,020
2016 560
2017 320

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Year Number
2005 220
2006 160
2007 210
2008 210
2012 0
2013 0
2014 190

Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Year Number
2005 1,330
2006 680
2007 700
2008 520
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 600
2013 650
2014 810
2015 410
2016 480
2017 370

Helpers--Roofers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 80
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0

Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
Year Number
2005 50
2006 40
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 140
2013 170
2014 140
2015 120
2016 170
2017 310

Construction and Building Inspectors
Year Number
2005 930
2006 870
2007 790
2008 900
2009 900
2010 1,070
2011 1,030
2012 900
2013 870
2014 870
2015 1,050
2016 1,030
2017 1,090

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Year Number
2005 90
2006 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 350
2013 400
2014 0
2015 0
2016 180

Fence Erectors
Year Number
2005 310
2008 0
2009 0
2010 430
2011 110
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Year Number
2005 0
2006 490
2007 430
2008 300
2009 460
2010 520
2011 680
2012 550
2013 490
2014 410
2015 460
2016 430
2017 490

Highway Maintenance Workers
Year Number
2005 1,580
2006 1,650
2007 1,660
2008 1,360
2009 1,500
2010 1,460
2011 1,410
2012 1,230
2013 1,340
2014 1,410
2015 1,470
2016 1,400
2017 1,540

Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Year Number
2005 70
2006 140
2007 210
2008 0
2009 170
2010 330
2011 270
2012 390
2013 350
2014 320
2015 330
2016 230
2017 240

Construction and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 310
2012 0

Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Year Number
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 370
2010 0
2011 0
2012 90
2013 0
2014 0
2015 110
2016 220
2017 170